We're NOT Moving

To those of you who may not have heard, the White family is NOT moving to Reno, Nevada. Sigh! That's my big sigh of relief that we're staying in Toledo. Who would have ever thought I'd be happy to stay in TOLEDO?!

Here's what happened to our Reno plans:
When two of the local Toledo hospitals discovered Ben was interested in changing employers, they called with offers trying to get him to stay here. We still weren't sure what to do, until things started to fall apart with the hospital in Reno. For example, when Ben first interviewed in Reno, they told him he would be sharing "in-house" days (when Ben would be in the hospital for a 24-hour shift) with five other docs. Then when the final contract came, Reno executives said it might only be three other docs on the "in-house" schedule. That meant Ben would be living in the hospital for two or three days/week (24-hour shifts) and it's an EXTREMELY busy obstetrical hospital. Then after the in-house days, he'd still have to do his regular work: patient office visits and surgeries. All of this seemed like it would only make Ben's stress level worse, not better.

So now we're staying in the house we love and near family, friends and our church. And to our Montana family: you are being so nice about all of this; I know you're disappointed we're not moving closer to you guys. And truth be told, I was kind of excited about a big move and living out West (with no humidity), but it would have been so difficult for us to leave here. Ultimately, this was a decision that Ben made with his gut and through a lot of prayer. I'm just thankful Ben has had so many options and opportunities available to him. I'm also grateful for Ben's education, his work ethic and his character. But I'm most grateful that I don't have to pack up this house!

(For the original post about us moving to Reno, click here:
http://whitehouse5.blogspot.com/2008/05/were-moving.html)